The in-progress project for my life sized
Cosplay
Iron Man MKVI costume armour, which will be updated as I make the pieces.
The suit was originally made from Plastazote/EVA foam, sealed and painted,
moulded in Silicone RTV, and cast in a combination of Smooth-on Polyurethane
resin and Polyester resin based fiberglass. The strapping system has been
created to allow each rigid piece to attach with magnetic catches, which
will eventually allow a machine to place the armour on the wearer. A YouTube
build play list is also included.

This project will be almost entirely 3D Printed. The original
alien suit in the movie was made from a combination of fiberglass and latex
rubber. I attempteda
similar build to this some time agowhich
proved messy and time consuming.

My 12th bipedal android project taking the
best features from some of my previous designs. This
android will use dynamic stability provided by R/C heading gyros like
Android 11, but this time this method will be used
on the majority of the degrees of freedom. Most of the parts will be
3D printed.

The in-progress series of articles about
building my experimental boat hull. I wanted to come up with a process which
is easy to carry out without specialised tools, so I have started with an
expanded Polystyrene frame which is covered with fiberglass. The series
includes ideas and experimentation with materials, as well as construction
progress with pictures and videos.

This is an index of materials that I commonly
use for the projects on this website. The list will expand as I write more
about different materials - I intend to cover sculpting, moulding, casting,
sheet materials and more. Some YouTube videos and links to appropriate
example projects are included.

My life sized Giger Alien style suit. This project has yet to
be completed, but includes the process for making every piece of the suit
from latex in plaster moulds. The head was sculpted in clay, moulded in
latex with a rigid mother mould, and cast in Jesmonite based fiberglass.
There is also a YouTube video which explains the process.

This is another Dollar Store build, made with
items found in the 99p store in the UK. The article includes pictures of
each piece that I used, as well as a YouTube video and pictures explaining
the construction process. This project has been featured on Makezine blog,
Hackaday, and others.

My series of electronics tutorials, starting
with Ohms law, How to Solder, wire LEDs, and an intro to the PICAXE
Microcontroller. These tutorials should be useful to anyone who wants to add
simple electronics to prop or robot projects.

My 11th bipedal Android project, using cheap
servos, R/C heading gyros and a single PICAXE to achieve dynamic stability.
All the pieces were made by hand with hand tools, the android is
approximately half-human sized. This project has been featured on Hackaday
twice, updates will be provided as I build more. There is a series of
YouTube videos about the construction and testing.

A process I came up with for rigid plastic
coating expanded polystyrene and Plastazote/EVA foam with off the shelf
items, which gives an excellent finish to costume/prop parts. The surface
can then be painted with plastic primer and automotive paints. A YouTube
video is included demonstrating the process on a test piece.

The in-progress series of articles about
building an experimental wind turbine, in order to achieve low speed-high
torque, as well as high speed-low torque, so that electricity can be
generated and the turbine can be used to drive a mechanical load. This
series will be updated with ideas, experiments and testing pictures and
videos as I go.

Information about my Vacuum forming setup
including my easy heating solution using a Quartz patio heater with a
diffuser to evenly heat the plastic sheet. There are a couple of videos
about this as well as pictures and words. My vacuum forming table has been
featured on Hackaday, Makezine blog, and Adam Savage's Tested blog and
podcast.

This is an index of articles for DIY and
repairs I have performed, including building a hot tub cabin from decking
wood and repairs to R/C helicopters. There are YouTube videos showing the
process of the repairs included within each article.

The in progress project for my large kite
which I made from scratch with fabric and a sewing machine. This is modelled
on a leading edge inflatable (LEI) kite, but using 'water noondles' made
from foam instead of inflatable sections. There are two testing videos, but
I've yet to fly it in real wind.

This is a series of articles about older prop projects that I
built in 2008-2010. Most of these projects were part of my learning process
for sculpting/moulding/casting, so they are not the best they could be, but
show invaluable experience for building projects which I've attempted since.